Anne Gibson’s October Skies – Smith Rock was chosen for purchase by a panel of writers, artists, designers, curators, and Multnomah County staff in the 2022 Regional Art & Culture Council’s Public Art Purchase. RACC manages the Percent for Art programs for the City of Portland and Multnomah County and is a steward of those collections. Anne’s painting will become part of the “Portable Works” collection, installed on a rotating basis in publicly accessible spaces in city and county buildings.

Bend Nest votes Marlene Alexander best Children’s Art Teacher
Artist and curator, Marlene Alexander, who has been teaching art to children in Central Oregon for over 40 years, was recently chosen as best Children’s Art Teacher by Bend Nest: